Talking about your own drummer Matt: “yeah he’s pretty good” Syn: “He’s okays”

Get Papa Gates in there and break down the Sidewinder ending!

Just do all songs :)

Brookes is such a beast drummer.

'and then, and then i fail the protools' Synyster Gates 2018

The Stage is a masterpiece. Can't pick just one favorite song from the album. They've really grown as musicians.

would love to see M.I.A. Such a great song

Really like paradigm but you gotta do save me!! Its the best song ever!!

Matt's head movements starting at 7:31 hahaha he's so into it, it's cute.

Very true, Brooks made The Stage album super artistic on drums and he is a beast. 🤘🏽

Trashed And Scattered Would Be A GOOD CHOICE

I love Matts voice on this song. I like to harmonize with his voice when listening to the music. I always hear little things I wish they added to their songs

Pleeeeeease you have to do Exist, Little Piece, Fiction, Save Me!

It's really great to hear that Brian knows his music theory so well. It makes me appreciate their music even more.

Do Save Me!

I want to hear the ending of sidewinder A7x!

8:47 is precious. There is something that I love so much right now and it is how freakin' proud Matt is about every single thing Brooks does, because he is a perfect fit for their music, like there is no typical sound for Avenged Sevenfold, they just keep evolving and trying new things, come up with the craziest ideas, go three steps ahead of just anything and Brooks is up to all of that. So grateful for these breakdowns because they make me appreciate their music even more; I just fall for them even more each day.

Paradigm is honestly one of my favorites (at least from the newer albums)

Next week save me would be awesome

We need to see: - I won’t see you tonight (either part, part one is beautiful and part two has that fantastic 7/4 section that I’d love to hear their thought process about) - M I A - Second Heartbeat - Tonight the World Dies (anyone?) - Trashed and Scattered

Love how Brooks is so creative on drums. The best guy to replace The Rev IMO

I don't know how to put this, and people are probably gonna be mad at me for saying this BUT, even though Jimmy will never be replaced, his influence will never be forgotten, and his shoes will never be filled, I still think it's lovely to see Brooks as a creator besides being a drummer. The fact that a song can spawn from him jamming a little, reminds me of our all beloved The Rev, and it's wonderful.

M Shadows: "He's pretty good." Syn: "yea he's ok."

"It sounds like a bunch of ants building a wall" i have never heard something so random describe a sound, but still feel so true?

"Paradigm" was the first song I heard where Brooks was the star player of Avenged Sevenfold. I knew what he could do in Bad Religion, but this song was a mind blower. "The Stage" was a little more straight forward as far as the drums go, but I still remember when I heard the point where Shadows says "Final paradigm", where Brooks pulls off the double ride so perfectly. That's when I realized Brooks was perfect for Avenged. He's the best drummer for the band after Jimmy passed and I'm sure Jimmy's looking down like "Fuck yeah, great choice, guys!". Not to mention the crazy riffs, Shadows' harmonies, the bass everything about this song is a great second song. "The Stage" was the intro and "Paradigm" was the real introduction to the, dare I say, best metal album in years. It's inspired, it's creative and quite frankly, mind opening. "Exist" is one of the best "final tracks" I've ever heard. 18 minutes and it doesn't even lose my ADHD 10 year old son's interest. That's quite a feat. Brooks could've played for Zappa, Steve Vai DID produced his first released work, so I guess it kinda makes sense. Sorry if I'm rambling, but just THE fact that no other drummer alive could play for Avenged, is something to say.

Do exist with all the members. Would love to hear Brooks' opinion.

paradigm has a bit of a diamonds in the rough feel and i’m all for it.

Love the references to Sound Garden and Pink Floyd. I truly consider what you're doing with music to be exceptional, and they're exceptional, and sharing those influences and style elements and the realness makes me even prouder to be a Sevenfold fan... If that's even possible!

Fermi Paradox would be really good, i’d love to hear the thought process on that weird ass beat brooks plays during the chorus

I’d love to see these guys take a look at Beast and the Harlot or A Little Piece of Heaven just so they can talk more about Jimmy’s vocals and stuff

They have had an amazing lineage of drummers. Brooks is a perfect fit. Keep up the excellent work guys.

Brooks is such a good fit for them. He's the reason I enjoyed this song so much

Please don't stop doing these, the insight to these songs is incredible.

One of my favorite songs from the album. I'm so hyped!!

These guys will win a Grammy one day!

My favourite rock band

It sounds so cool when they play Matt's line before the first scream when it's by itself, the line before the scream, and the scream sounds really cool too by itself and the scream sounds like a scream from the Waking The Fallen album.

I love the head moving of M.Shadows in the solo

I bet a7x will drop the first single from the new album when they finish all of these behind how they made these songs.

The jamming definitely figures into it. All the wierd changes feel very natural and unforced. Best album imo by far

Paradigm has the best drum track in the entire album. Brooks is a goddamn machine.

God damn, nightmare, little piece of heaven. All of your songs!

That solo's timing is crazy I love how well the drums and guitar push and pull it's magical

The Stage is my favorite album. Keep this shit up. And Matt, keep safe with your voice, don’t rush to sing or scream. We want you to be able to sing till your 100

Do a little piece of heaven

Do Brompton cocktail!!!

Absolutely loving this series. Seeing all the "behind-the-scenes things" about these songs makes me appreciate them even more than I already do. Keep up the awesome work.

11:00 its the same piano used on "Until the end" from the album Diamonds in the rough

Might I request an episode of this featuring either Bat Country or Sidewinder? The Rev is a God on Bat Country, and that acoustic solo that closes Sidewinder is one of my favorite moments in the entire A7X catalog.

Paradigm is easily one of my favorites off of The Stage. Super happy to see the breakdown of the track! I say it often but damn, I love these videos!

This series should return. Would be very good to see some episodes about the songs of the new album.

i hope you guys will do And All Things Will End!! it's one of my favorites!

Fiction, Save Me, M.I.A. & Exist would be cool! 🤘🏻

I love all the drumming through out this album.

I love this stuff as a musician theres nothing better you guys could post thank you for all the years of amazing music.

One of my favorite ones so far. Love the depth and you guys going into it and each track to give us more depth to the songs. And giving us a chance to hear stuff we cant hear on just normal headphones.

I'm happy they decided on this vocal melody for the chorus, it is SO good. Definitely one of my favourite A7X songs.

The way Matt is bobbing his head to Brian’s solo 😂

Love watching these. I love how much they still get excited going back over their stuff and explaining it. They know what they are doing for sure.

Really wish they released videos of making the album like bands used to on dvds back in the day. Something about seeing vocals in the booth just hit different.

M Shadows rocks that Layne Staley shirt.

Gotta do Save Me, Strength Of The World, M.I.A. and Second Heartbeat

One of my favorite songs from this band.

I’m loving these videos! I look forward to them every week. Always have been one of my biggest influences.I’m recording a lot of songs at home and watching you guys break down yours and explaining the writing process really inspires me. Love to see a song from city of evil next

I definitely got it 1st listen, Matt. This album as a whole is a masterpiece, and this song along with Roman Sky & Fermi Paradox embody the creative growth within the band over the years, to me at least.

Please do one of these for Dancing Dead

thank you for these videos, it's amazing the way you work in studio and how you come up with all these amazing ideas. thanks!

It was such a good experience to watch this, thanks for keep giving content, will forever be my favorite band.

Do coming home

Do scream or anything earlier

Thanks for taking the time to do these breakdowns. So awesome to watch! I'd love to see Sidewinder and/or The wicked end

Really refreshing to see a band that seems to genuinely enjoy their music and being around eachother!

The new episode must be 'A Little Piece of Heaven''

holy shit every time after breakdown episode you guys make me wanna listen to songs over again from a different perspective even if im tired of listening to it already XD

These are incredible. Love this album more and more and it's so much fun to get a peek into your process.

Definitely my favorite song on the album, musically, lyrically, and performance. Thanks for the breakdown - it was enlightening!

Strength of the world for the next episode...pleaseeeeee :))

Love this song. Please do also Second Hearbeat, Bat Country and Buried Alive

The transition mix of the solo with the drums is just beautiful. There is nothing more beautiful than just listening to how all this pulls together. Nothing builds better on how strong rebuilding a sound in a band-based direction vs a fan-based direction, because there is just nothing better to compare it to, other than the thought of, “Wow, we sounded like this, it worked, now let’s build and branch out and see what other direction this may come to the point of and let’s keep it our sound in our band-based direction.” I love this new sound, and am excited to see what you guys do with the next one. 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

This album was so perfect. Such a different album and I can’t even express how refreshing it was. I still jam out to it all the time. ESPECIALLY this song

Brooks is on ANTOHER level!!

I'd really love to hear Matt comment on the song "Higher". He takes it to a whole new level in that song, and I want to know how he got his voice in such good shape to pull that off.

I love these episodes. It's makes you realize the true art and hard work that goes into really good music ♡

absolutely love that you guys started these episodes!

Can we get an underrated song? Natural Born Killer Strength of the World Tonight the World Dies Victim Trashed and Scattered Brompton Cocktail Eternal Rest I won’t See you Tonight PT 1/2 Radiant Eclipse And All Things Will End MIA Fermi Paradox Hell, even exist. It’s so underrated for its length, it’d be a long episode but hey, It’ll be worth it in the end

Hopefully Not Ready to Die or Clairvoyant Disease would be awesome to see

Thank you, Avenged for doing these. They're really interesting to watch especially for musicians/producers.

Really enjoying these breakdown videos. It's a good view into the creative process behind the music. Keep on doing them!

Please do fiction, I love Jimmy's vocals in that song

Let brooks break it down as well

I love seeing you guys review all your songs

I love , watching you guys outside of the stage !!! Keep doing it

Please i won't see you tonight pt1 😍😍😍🤘

breakdown warmness on the soul please

Love these breakdowns, please keep em coming.

I can't get over how awesome these "Breakdown" videos are. Thanks a bunch dudes. You guys are amazing, just found you in 2023 and I'm 42 lol. ...no explanation. Completely blown away.

Do buried alive!

Save Me! Save Me! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

Really really love this series. It’s so interesting to see how you build these songs and to hear little anecdotes along the way. Please keep doing this 💀

Love how proud they are of this album, it’s by far their best work!